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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 34; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1972, chapter 64; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":229155,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66714,"identifier":"46.2-1155","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/20\/46.2-1155","url":"\/46.2-1155\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1155\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/20\/46.2-1155","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fastening load of logs, barrels, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1155","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No vehicle<\/span> which is designed or used for the purpose of hauling logs, poles, lumber, barrels, hogsheads, or other materials<\/span> or containers which by their nature may shift or roll, shall be operated or moved on any highway<\/span> unless its load is securely fastened by adequate log chains, metal cables, nylon webbing, steel straps or other restraining devices so as to prevent the load from shifting or falling from the vehicle<\/span>. Tobacco hogsheads may, however, be secured by manila or hemp rope, at least five-eighths inch in diameter, of sufficient strength securely to fasten the hogshead against shifting, falling, or rolling.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall release the owner<\/span> or operator<\/span> from liability for failure to use reasonable care to prevent the load from shifting or falling.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFASTENING LOAD OF LOGS, BARRELS, ETC (\u00a7 46.2-1155)\n\nNo vehicle which is designed or used for the purpose of hauling logs, poles,\nlumber, barrels, hogsheads, or other materials or containers which by their\nnature may shift or roll, shall be operated or moved on any highway unless its\nload is securely fastened by adequate log chains, metal cables, nylon webbing,\nsteel straps or other restraining devices so as to prevent the load from\nshifting or falling from the vehicle. Tobacco hogsheads may, however, be secured\nby manila or hemp rope, at least five-eighths inch in diameter, of sufficient\nstrength securely to fasten the hogshead against shifting, falling, or rolling.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall release the owner or operator from liability for\nfailure to use reasonable care to prevent the load from shifting or falling.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-308; 1954, c. 34; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-304; 1972, c.\n64; 1989, c. 727.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}